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Gift the Family Cabin and Avoid the Pitfalls

I recently came across this article by Patricia Annino. She does a good job of covering the pros and cons of gifting a family vacation home or other property. She also gives some good advice about avoiding family stress and conflict during the process and after the endowment. We have discussed these concepts many times before but it is always nice ...  continue »

Retiring Boomers Leave Skills Gap

There is an interesting article in the Idaho Statesman today about the future of employment in America. With the first wave of Baby Boomers retiring we are starting to see a future of a number of careers with nobody to take over the jobs. Idaho Power is just one company facing a brain-drain. In the article found here, Bill Roberts ...  continue »

Long Term Care – Medicare or Medicaid?

A study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that "people who reach age 65 will likely have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home. About 10 percent of the people who enter a nursing home will stay there five years or more. This year, about nine million men and women over the age of ...  continue »